📍 2788 Mannix St, Niles, Cass County, 49120
HowardEllis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Niles, Cass County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Niles Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths.
HowardEllis Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 404 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 591 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
HowardEllis Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
HowardEllis Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Niles Community Schools, based in NILES, Michigan. The district serves 3,143 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, HowardEllis Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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